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President of Thailands Football Association Suspended
In FIFA news:
FIFA's ethics committee has suspended the President of Thailand's Football Association from all football-related activities for 90 days.
A statement from the international governing body of football said that Worawi Makudi, who was a member of the FIFA Executive Committee until May this year, has been suspended "on the grounds that a breach of (FIFA's) code of ethics appears to have been committed."
Worawi has been under investigation for his conduct during the 2018 and 2022 World Cup bidding contests.
England undefeated in qualifiers after Lithuania
In football news:
England's football manager Roy Hodgson spoke after England cruised to a 3-0 win against Lithuania on Tuesday, completing a faultless European qualifying campaign.
England's straight-forward victory came while playing in the capital of Lithuania, Vilnius.
Hodgson stated that he is pleased with how far his team has come.
"A lot of pleasure from what I see tonight. As I said the other day, we always believed in Oxlade, he is maturing after every game, after wearing the English shirt. The goal he scored was a very important one because it took us off the mark. So we were very pleased with him. It was also good because we played well and put ourselves in a quite comfortable position.
Ross Barkley and Alex Oxlade scored either side of an own goal to take the last three of England's 30-point haul in Group E
England became only the fifth national team in Euro qualifying history to achieve a one hundred per cent record.
Tsonga and Lopez record 1st round wins at Shanghai Masters
In tennis news:
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga and Feliciano Lopez record first round wins at the Shanghai Masters on Monday.
In a tight first set, Lopez seized the advantage when he broke his opponent in the ninth game for a 5-4 lead.
But Andrey Kuznetsov came back at him, and with the set poised at 6-6 a tiebreak ensued.
There Lopez's greater experience came to the fore, and he dominated to win it 7-3 and book his place in the second round.
And:
16th seed, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga won a three set match against Tommy Robredo.
Tsonga won with a 6-7, 6-2, 6-2 and will move on to the second round.
Manny Pacquiao awarded "Game Changer of the Year"
And in boxing news:
Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao was honoured with the Asia Society's Asia Game Changer of the Year Award on Monday in New York City.
During the ceremony Pacquiao stated that his shoulder is 80-90 percent healed and he expects to resume training in November or December, with a return to the ring in March.
Pacquiao had surgery on his right shoulder four days after he lost by unanimous decision to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in boxing's richest fight ever in May.
Pacquiao stated that despite his injury, he wouldn't shy away from a rematch with Mayweather.
"If you ask me, of course I want a rematch but I heard he retired already. So if really retired then there is no rematch, but if not..."
Pacquiao, a congressman in the Philippines, is running for the Philippines' 24-seat Senate, a national position that has been used as a springboard for vice president or president.
England Royalty welcomes the Rugby World Cup
In rugby news:
Representatives of all 20 Rugby World Cup teams were at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening, for a reception hosted by the Queen.
Her Majesty was joined by her husband Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in welcoming the players, officials and rugby supporters to the royal residence.
During the reception Prince Harry addressed the crowd, praising the success of the tournament so far.
"As honorary President of England 2015, it is a privilege to see this Rugby World Cup being enjoyed by hundreds of millions of people around the world. It has been one of the most competitive and entertaining World Cup's ever. Although only halfway through, we have witnessed some truly memorable moments and one or two upsets. Each nation has played with a level of commitment that has made this such a exciting"
Wales face South Africa in the first of the quarter finals on Saturday with New Zealand taking on old foes France later that day.
And on Sunday, Ireland plays Argentina for a place in the final four, before the in-form Australia faces Scotland to complete that round of matches.
The tournament final will be on October 30th.
Rugby Player Byran Habana matches Jonah Lomu's try record
In more Rugby news:
South African player Bryan Habana scored a hat-trick of tries in a 64-0 win against the USA last Wednesday to match Jonah Lomu's record of 15 Rugby World Cup tries.
When asked what this record break would mean to Habana, the rugby star stated that it would be a great personal achievement.
"Personal achievements are always great and like I say I don't think I can be classed in the same class as the great Jonah Lomu. I think Jonah really changed the game when it turned professional, I think the way he burst onto the scene and what he did for the game of rugby was unbelievable."
Wales are the Springboks' quarter-final opponents at Twickenham on Saturday.
South Africa have an impressive record against the Welsh.
In their previous 30 contests, they've won 27, drawn once and lost twice.
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